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James K MacConnell

Military

Shot down 1 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31152. Prisoner of War (POW).
Member of the Eugene W. Dingledine crew. Made Prisoner of War.
See entry for Eugene W. Dingledine at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fdingleew.html
POW

Service

People

  • Gerald Sorensen

    Military | Sergeant | Armorer - Tail Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
    Shot down 1 May 1944 in B-17 #4231152. Managed to evade with the help of the Belgian COMET evasion network. Killed in Action (KIA) on 3 September 1944, fighting with the Belgian Resistance. See his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fsorensge.html

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • 42-31152

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 25/9/43; Gr Island 8/10/43; Nashville 12/10/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-E] Snetterton 14/10/43; Missing in Action on mission to METZ, France, 1/5/44, with Eugene W. Dingledine; Co-pilot: George R. Smith; Navigator: James K....

Missions

  • 333

    1 May 1944

Associated Place

  • Snetterton

    Military site : non-airfield

  • Snetterton Heath

    Military site : airfield
    Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...

Events

Event Location Date
Prisoner of war 1 May 1944
Nationality
American
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Service numbers
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Highest rank
Second Lieutenant
Role/job
Navigator
Awards
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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
02 April 2021 13:14:58 ED-BB Changes to biography
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Updated website address in Bio
Date Contributor Update
26 March 2020 10:48:30 general ira snapsorter Changes to nickname, biography, events, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations
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MACR 4237
Research for website www.evasioncomete.org
Date Contributor Update
26 March 2020 02:00:11 jmoore43 Changes to nickname
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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Date Contributor Update
26 March 2020 01:58:48 jmoore43 Changes to biography
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:14:37 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4237; Snetterton Falcons, pg 133 & 145

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